Sunday, October 26, 2014

Tonight was our bi-annual fundraising show where we ask you to donate funds to the radio station to help meet operating costs. So played some punk songs about radio. Toronto is also on the eve of a municipal election so we played some songs about the electoral system. Hallowe'en is also on Friday so we had some songs about Hallowe'en. Chloe was in to talk about the women takeover of EXD next week. And Ken Stowar talked about the merits of EXD. you can here the show on the player above or download it here.SHIT FROM HELL - Mayor on Crack (Ugly Pop)SAFETY WORD - Public Humilation (Self-Released)FASTIC - Politician Holocaust (Self-Released)THE REBEL SPELL - Ten Thousand Years (Rebel Time)TEENAGE HEAD - Let's Shake (Attic)PF COMMANDO - Raggare (Ugly Pop)FORWARD - Resist (Prank/HG Fact)COKE BUST - Sent In Circles (Refuse)Here is some love and hate about radio.WILD YOUTH - Radio Youth (Self-Released)THE SCROTUM POLES - Radio Tay (One Tone)NO SIR, I WON'T - Radio Shit (Self-Released)BARON SAMEDI - Radio Sucks (Polze de la Mort) Here are some Hallowe'en numbers.STRANGLERS - Peasant in the Big Shitty (United Artists)MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS - Saigon (Dindisc)COUNT BARKULA AND THE EAST VAMPIRES - East Vampires (Self-Released)VCR - Scream (Self-Released)MISFITS - Hybrid Moments (Caroline)THE MASKED MEN - Right Here with you (Dirtnap)There was a shooting this week at Parliament Hill. Here are a couple of songs about the issueTOTAL ABUSE - Masked Killer (Past Present Medium)HASSLER - Cannon Fodder (Beach Impediment)BURNING LOVE - Karla (Southern Lord)CHEAP TRAGEDIES - Zodiac (Mad at the World)CRAMPS - Dames, Booze, Chains, Boots (Big Beat)UNDERTONES - Mars Bars (Sire)

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Here is the broadcast for tonight's show. I started out with my number 1 pick for last month which I didn't get to play last week. Demands from DC.DEMANDS - No Lifeboats (Self-Released)First up is an elections set to mark upcoming municipal election on Monday, October 27th but the advance polling starts this Tuesday so to motivate people to vote out the current administration here is a set about voting and Toronto.THE ADOLESCENTS - Democracy (Frontier)EFFIGIES - Guns or Ballots (Live Broadcast on Sunday Morning Nightmare, WZRD 1981)YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH - Civil Disobedience (Self-Released)URBAN BLIGHT - Cutback (CIUT)WASTOIDS - My Toronto (Deranged)THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Memento Mori (Rust and Machine)HASSLER - Pig Pen II - Fed, Worked and Watered (Deranged)I found a bunch of great demo recordings by Canadian artists on Melonville Hardcore that I wanted to share. There is loads more great stuff to be found some of which is in the second set below like Cat's Game and the Dole.. DEATH SENTENCE - R.C.M.P. (Self-Released)UNWANTED - Dead End (BY0)PERSONALITY CRISIS - People In Glass (1983 Demo)WHITE NOISE - Whats a Matter (Dead and alive demo)FRATRICIDE - Beaten Senseless (CFRO Co-op Radio, Jan 2nd 1987)THE REBEL SPELL - All this costs (Rebel Time)THE SKULLIANS - Jail Bird (Self-Released)CAT'S GAME - Home Sweet Home (Self-Released)THE D0LE - Working Poor (Self-Released)FUCK ME DEAD - Closer To The End (Self-Released)BILL OF RIGHTS - Pipeline (Surf, Skate, Ski & Skank demo)

A continuation of the Mexico City scene report printed in this month's issue of MRR. The reporter refers to the scene as Chilango Punk. D'Arcy played some of the material two weeks ago. Here is part two of some of the bands written about in the report. MUERTE - Nadie (Self-Released)ZOTZ - Sangre (Self-Released)DIA FINAL - El porvenir es largo (Self-Released)VITTORIA DELLA SCONFITTA - Mierdas (Self-Released)Here is a set of bands that sing in Spanish from other parts of the world like San Francisco, L.A., Oakland, Bogoto and Toronto. RULETA RUSA - Curriqui De Barrio - Gritos Para Desahogar (Aqui No Es)GENERACION SUICIDA - Soldados (MM Discos) SUICIDAS - Vertigo (Self-Released)SECTA SUICIDA - Ya Nada Importa (Self-Released)SKUNX - Dose Brutal (CIUT)This is a set of bands that will be playing in town in the next little while. See the show listings section.THE REZENTMENTS - Try (CIUT)VACANT STATE - No (Deranged)NEGATIVE APPROACH - Hypocrite (Touch 'n Go)GLUE - Close But No Cigar (Self-Released)WILD SIDE - All Bark, No Bite / The Strength (Self-Released)BELGRAD0 - Koszmar - Barcelona K0SZMAR - I Na Co (Poslka Dupa Demo 2012)UPTOWN LEISURE BOYS - Scraping Bottom (MM Discos) SOCIALITE - Socialite (Self-Released)STOIC VIOLENCE - Abused (Deranged / Video Disease)SOCIAL DAMAGE - Tied (Straight and Alert)ANCIENT HEADS - For My Brothers (Self-Released)Tonight's demo feature is a brand new power violence band from Buffalo. The band features Corey from Inerds on vocals, Eric from Not Time Left / They Live on guitar, Chelsea from Human Touch / The Mallwalkers on bass, and Steve from Done Deal on drums. This recording was done on October 1st so this might be the first time you are hearing it. Healer will be making this available on a cassette and CD format and Nerve Alter will release a 7" from this material. Healer is also working on new material for a split with Cloud Rat. HEALER - Fundamentalists (Self-Released)HEALER - H.O.T.E.O.F. Part II (Self-Released)HEALER - Paid Vacation (Self-Released)HEALER - Take a Number (Self-Released)HEALER - Just us Peanuts in Here (Self-Released)HEALER - Parasites (Self-Released)HEALER - Dead Grandma Watching You (Self-Released)HEALER - Day Pass to Assholeville (Self-Released)HEALER - And You Will Probably Die Alone (Self-Released)HEALER - Mom is Drunk and Talking Shit (Self-Released)HEALER - You Can't Win (Self-Released)HEALER - Shit Existance (Self-Released)

Friday, October 10, 2014

Ratka are from Brazil. I don't know many bands from Brazil who have played here. They band was featured in an issue of MRR and they have a bandcamp page with their material which is moody in a goth sort of way atmospheric way.

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Hassler are just back from a European tour and have a new full length that they are celebrating at this show. The LP is called "Fed, Worked, and Watered" and you can hear it on their bandcamp page.Proxy are an incredible band from Montreal and one of their recent releases "Police Car" was reviewed in MRR not too long ago. I have been listening to them all afternoon and I love how they fused Unruled and Motorhead and Criminal Damage into one great sound. Toronto's tribute to Sweden in Absolut are also on this line up. They have a new release called "Punk Survival" that you can hear at their bandcamp page. And the Valley Boys also have a brand new ep out on Ugly Pop called "Drone Attack". Check out their bandcamp page.The record release really applies for all four bands. An incredible line up. Not to be missed.

This is Born Wrong's fifth release. The are from Hamilton as is Schizophrenic, the alter ego of Hammer City Records. You can hear this on their bandcamp page.This review is from the October issue of MRR (#377).

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SHOW LISTINGS

THURSDAY MARCH 15th @ Coalition T.O.

KING CANS

RECKLESS UPSTARTS

STREETLIGHT SAINTS

BARE BONES

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THURSDAY MARCH 29th @ Faith/Void

PROM NITE

PUCUMBER

RETIRED

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THURSDAY APRIL 12th @ Lee's Palace

JOHN COOPER CLARKE

SON OF DAVE

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FRIDAY APRIL 27th @ the Pheonix Theatre

PRLJAVO KAZALIŠTE (from Croatia)

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SUNDAY MAY 13th @ Lee's Palace

POWER TRIP

SHEER MAG

FURY

RED DEATH

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WEDNESDAY MAY 16th @ the Velvet Underground

THE MELVINS

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SATURDAY MAY 26th @ the Velvet Underground

INTEGRITY

BLOODLET

XIBALBA

LONGEST WAR

TOMB MOLD

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 13th @ the Velvet Underground

GBH

PINATA PROTEST

DIRTYWORK

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